And you can pour vinegar on rusted hinges and screws to loosen them up for removal.
How can I get him to loosen up and treat me like a senior team member, if not an equal?
Finally he took it into the kitchen and returned shortly, saying that he had managed to loosen it -but only with a pair of pliers.
Being able to check in with achild anytime goes a long way toward relieving parental angst and may helpparents loosen the apron strings a little sooner.
They like to loosen tight braids.
Can you loosen the lid of this jar?
The miners put some explosives in the mine, to loosen the coal.
So when Hattie spoke to me again, her words were enough to loosen my grip and slide me with her off the mattress.
The crises present a challenge to both regions; the Maghreb needs to loosen political control and strengthen its institutions and Europe must support such moves, both politically and economically.
A emperor should never loosen the grasp of power.
After men behead the birds, the women plunge the turkeys into a trough of steaming water to loosen the feathers.
Hot liquids, it is said, help loosen secretions in the chest and sinuses, making them easier to expel and ultimately clearing up congestion.
I must take some exercise and loosen up my muscles .
Of course the girl would take off her corset or loosen it if she could, but she was unable to.
Next, remove the hubcap. (Follow your car manual.) Use a lug wrench to loosen the lug nuts. Give each a turn counterclockwise, but leave the nuts in place to keep the wheel attached.
If the government really wants to rejuvenate the population, it will need to loosen its policy.
Your shoes will loosen up with wear.
Kansas, Minnesota and Illinois also have pending legislation that would loosen smoking bans to allow for cigar bars, said Glynn Loope, executive director of cigar Rights of America.
Mr Sarkozy wants to loosen the Labour market to encourage job creation, but negotiations with unions are still in progress.
Trust bosses cite that statistic in their rows with the government, the latest of which is over a bid to loosen planning laws to establish a presumption in favour of “sustainable development”.
Run heatproof rubber spatula around frittata to loosen and slide out onto plate.
To undo or loosen(a knot or something knotted).
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